Song Qing leaned closer, looking directly into his eyes, and said, word by word, "Yan Xunan, Fuhua made the right choice to go public. Fuhua has no reason to follow in Weisheng's footsteps!"
"I know, Qing'er!" He suddenly grasped Song Qing's hand, his face full of guilt. "Let's cooperate. Originally, you were going to give this project to Weisheng, weren't you? Now, it's just a matter of going a little further. The cooperation method will definitely be based on Fuhua. After all, I never thought of taking anything away from Fuhua. I'm waiting for you. As long as you don't ask, I will definitely not make any moves."
Song Qing chuckled and withdrew his hand. "President Yan, you always get things backwards. You used despicable means to obtain Fuhua's new project, and now you're here to brag to me? Do you think I'll be grateful for your inaction?"
"I know that whatever I say is wrong, Qing'er. Tell me, what can I do to gain your forgiveness?"
Song Qing's face fell sadly, and she said sadly, "Xunan, I can't tell you what to do. In this situation, no matter what you do, you can't get my forgiveness; besides, the fact that you chose such a method is enough to show my position in your heart."
"I am also a businessman, Xu Nan. Don't apologize to me anymore; it's pointless. I asked you to come here today simply because I don't want Weisheng and Fuhua to end up losing to each other. From now on, you and I are just competitors. You know I can't appeal to Xiao Ning or you, and it's impossible for you to give up."
Yan Xunan closed his eyes. He had truly underestimated Song Qing. She wasn't Song Ning; getting her to compromise was impossible.
"Qing'er, you'll understand me eventually. Weisheng is in crisis, and I have to do this. If it were Fuhua, would you stand idly by? Would you still stick to your principles?"
"Yes, you're right. If Fuhua is in crisis, I will definitely risk my life. But I will never do it at the cost of hurting others. If I really have to sacrifice myself..." She paused, then said softly, "I am only willing to sacrifice myself."
Shen Yang lowered his hand, leaned quietly against the door, and slid to the ground. For some reason, tears seemed to be about to burst forth.
Yan Xunan suddenly stood up, walked around to her side, grabbed her shoulders tightly, and roared, "What do you want to do? Sacrifice yourself?!"
"Xunan, Fuhua can't afford to drag this out any longer. Show me your cards. I can't surrender to you, and I can't cooperate with you." She looked away, pushed him aside, and sat down opposite him.
Yan Xunan felt an overwhelming surge of anger welling up inside him, but he couldn't unleash it, and in the end, he only ended up hurting himself.
What if I continue to do nothing?
Song Qing reassured him, "There's no need for that. This isn't you, Yan Xunan. You wouldn't do that. Now, can we talk about something more substantial?"
Yan Xunan weakly raised his hand, crossed his arms, and listened to Song Qing's main point.
"As you know, everyone is waiting for us to compete so they can profit from it. I hope you can make some adjustments to your investment promotion plan, otherwise it will be detrimental to both of us in the future. Since you have already achieved your goal, there is no need to fight to the death."
Yan Xunan merely raised his chin slightly, signaling her to continue.
"I'd also like to know, how far along is the project?" That's the trickiest part.
"Qing'er, you know the current situation. If Weisheng doesn't take any concrete steps, Fuhua will have to stop and wait for us."
Song Qing's face turned pale. "What do you mean by that?"
Yan Xunan shrugged. "What I mean is, if we don't cooperate, this stalemate will definitely continue. We only have technical data and haven't started any experiments. And you, of course, can't support me. Whether those investment plans are changed or not won't have much of an impact."
Song Qing knew he was telling the truth. They only had the data; to get the finished product and to conduct experiments, that process would take at least six months. Moreover, they didn't have any specialized technical personnel, so everything had to be rearranged.
"You've had this for so long, and you haven't made the slightest move?"
Yan Xunan smiled realistically, "First, I didn't expect you to hold out until the very end; second, your sister is much more shrewd than you in this kind of thing. As long as she's not married, do you think she'll give me all the information?"
Song Qing knew that today's negotiations had yielded very little result.
"Qing'er, as long as we cooperate..."
She said coldly, "Weisheng can get the project, and you don't need to be forced into marriage, right?"
Yan Xunan neither admitted nor denied it, but looked at her sincerely and said in a hoarse voice, "No, none of that matters. What matters is you and me..."
Without thinking, Song Qing gritted her teeth and slapped him across the face with a trembling hand. The crisp sound startled Shen Yang in the next room.
"Yan Xunan, let me tell you, if you still dare to hurt Xiao Ning after all this, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life! I really didn't expect you to turn out like this. Ten years, ten years!" She weakly mocked herself, "Ten years later, you still dare to think you can play us sisters for fools? What do you take our Song family for? You disappear right now and never appear in front of me again! From this day forward, we are completely cut off from each other!"
Yan Xunan covered his face and stood up. Looking at Song Qing's resolute expression, he knew everything was over. Even though he had wronged her, his love for her had never wavered! Yes, she wasn't as important to him as Weisheng, but what more did he want? He, Yan Xunan, had never cared for anyone like this before! If the two companies merged, all the arguments and conflicts between him and her would disappear. Wouldn't that be the best outcome for them?! Why did he have to be forced to choose?!
"What do you mean by this? You're so eager to throw yourself into Yi Zhengwei's arms?! Do you really think he has no ulterior motives towards you or Fuhua? Qing'er, wake up! In your position, your status is different from others. You can't have the love and family you imagine! I love you! You know that perfectly well! But you're willing to choose someone who doesn't love you! If only you had known..."
Song Qing's tears were finally forced out by his words. Why did it have to be this way? She wanted to vent, to yell, to be angry, but she couldn't do anything. She just flung open the door and told him to leave.
"Go away, take good care of Xiao Ning, don't let her sacrifices and efforts be in vain. She has already become a sinner to the Song family. I think there's something you don't know yet, she actually has mental problems. Don't pressure her. Don't worry, this won't affect your life. She will be a good wife."
Yan Xunan and Song Ning's relationship of so many years cannot simply disappear. Upon hearing this, he was stunned, stopped in his tracks, and turned to Song Qing for confirmation with an incredulous expression.
Song Qing bit her lip and nodded; this was a secret of the Song family.
Yan Xunan wanted to ask something, but in the end, she just swallowed it. This was the real reason she wanted to escape; everything he had done had already been predetermined ten years ago.
He simply said "good" a few times, then turned and strode away.
Shen Yang couldn't help but go outside and looked at the scene with surprise. It was really complicated, and she couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
Hi!
She paused for a moment, looked around, and saw that it was Song Qing calling her, with a slight smile.
"Huh?" she responded a beat late.
"Have the waiter bring me some food. I'm hungry," she said, then closed the door.
Shen Yang scratched his head, just as Shen Xing personally brought up the food.
"Sister, you can go down now. Just one serving is enough." She said, taking one serving herself, and then hurriedly went upstairs again.
"Thank you." Song Qing took the chopsticks, looked up and smiled at her.
"Your complexion looks really bad," Shen Yang thought to himself.
Shen Yang stood for a while, then, after thinking it over, he shamelessly sat down opposite her, scratched his head, and coughed lightly.
Is there anything else?